Mentor Protégé Night

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Event Date:

Thursday, June 13, 2013 - 5:30pm - 8:30pm

Mentor Protégé Night is focused on helping to develop the future
leaders of both industry and government. The event brings together
emerging leaders and seasoned professionals to connect, share ideas,
and generate the next level of leaders in the federal IT industry.

The Mentor Protégé Night will be held at the Sheraton Premiere
Tysons Corner in Tyson’s Corner, VA.

This event will be structured differently than in the past. Instead
of an individual keynote speaker, we will receive a broad range of
unique insights and perspectives from a moderated panel of industry and
retired government leaders. Speaker bios will be provided as
confirmations are received.

Dr. David Bray is the Executive Director for the National Commission for Review of Research and
Development Programs of the U.S. Intelligence Community.

About the Speakers

Panel
Moderator: Scott Span, MSOD is CEO & Lead Consultant
of Tolero Solutions, an Organizational Improvement & Strategy firm
servicing both the public and private sector. He helps clients to
facilitate sustainable growth by developing people and organizations to
be more responsive, focused, and effective. Scott is an author on
various topics of organizational development and generational diversity
and the creator of the Recruitment and Retention Lifecycle ™. He has
worked with a diverse range of clients across the federal government
and Department of Defense, including the Business Transformation Agency
(BTA), Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), and the US Air Force
(USAF). His strategies and solutions have not only helped achieve
desired goals, but have also increased personal growth and development,
leading to a more efficient and effective work environment with
increased return on investment. Scott holds a Masters in Organization
Development (MSOD) from American University and the NTL Institute.

Sandra
Corbett is the co-founder and CEO of InCadence Strategic
Solutions, a women-owned small business focused on delivering
technology services and solutions to customers in the defense industry
and intelligence community. Prior to launching InCadence, Sandy served
as Chief Human Resource Officer and Vice President at Oberon, a Stanley
Company. Sandy was instrumental in the rapid growth of the company to
650 employees in six years. Her experience includes program management,
resource allocation and incumbent transition for large and small scale
newly awarded contracts. She actively participated in successful exits
and corporate acquisition across small and mid-sized businesses. Sandy
is the recipient of the Top 40 Under 40 by the Washington Business
Journal in 2010 and Smart CEO Brava! Award in 2012. InCadence has also
received several industry awards to include Government Contractor of
the year by SECAF in 2013, Best Places to Work by the Washington
Business Journal in 2011 and CARE Award winner by Northern Virginia
Family Service in 2011, and 2012. Sandy is a graduate of West
Virginia University with a degree in Political Science.

Andrew
Black is Founding CEO of Navanti Group, a small business based
in Arlington, VA, specializing in social media program design and
management, strategic consulting and analytical products on a range of
subject matters dealing with international security and development,
providing high level and accessible visualization of complex data and
analysis, and training services. Prior to founding Navanti Group,
Andrew worked in the defense and intelligence industries and has
supported Special Forces in Iraq and Afghanistan with intelligence
collection and analysis, planned and executed various red team
exercises against U.S. energy facilities, and wrote strategic
intelligence products on threats to the U.S. homeland. In addition to
his publications for federal clients, Andrew has written numerous
academic papers and journal articles on emerging trends in
intelligence, warfare, and international terrorism. Andrew has been a
panelist and contributor at various industry events and was a keynote
speaker at the inaugural Countering Violent Extremism and New Media
Conference. He holds an MA in International Relations from the
University of St. Andrews (Scotland) and an MA in International
Security Studies from Georgetown University.

Jack
Wilmer(invited) is a
member of the Senior Executive Service (SES) and serves as the Deputy
Chief Technology Officer for Enterprise Services at the Defense
Information Systems Agency (DISA). Prior to this appointment, he served
as the technical director, Program Executive Office, Global Information
Grid Enterprise Services at DISA. Prior to his civil service career,
Jack served as Vice President, Integrated Defense Systems for FGM, Inc.
He was responsible for all operations, including budget, resource and
program management, and strategic planning, and he reported directly to
the chief executive officer. Jack’s experience ranges from software
design and development to project and program management, and he is a
frequent presenter of net-centric enterprise service capabilities at
nationwide technical forums. His experience comprises the full software
development lifecycle in accordance with DOD specifications, including
the transition of client-server applications to net-centric principles.
Jack is a graduate of Princeton University.

Dr. David Bray is the Executive Director for the National Commission for Review of Research and
Development Programs of the U.S. Intelligence Community. Dr. David Bray has served since 2012 as Executive
Director and as a Senior National Intelligence Service Executive with the National Commission for Review of
Research and Development Programs of the U.S. Intelligence Community. He oversees a team of interagency
assignees working with twelve Congressionally appointed bipartisan Commissioners reviewing the full range
of current research and development programs under the purview of the IC, to include individual intelligence
agencies, IARPA, DARPA, In-Q-Tel, and others. Dr. Bray holds a PhD in information systems, a MSPH in public
health informatics, and a BSCI in computer science and biology from Emory University, alongside two postdoctoral
associateships with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Center for Collective Intelligence and
the Harvard Kennedy School’s Leadership for a Networked World Program. He also serves as a Visiting Associate
with the National Defense University and on the Board of Directors for the Senior Executive Association. He
received the National Intelligence Exceptional Achievement Medal and the team he supervised received the
National Intelligence Meritorious Unit Citation. Dr. Bray was named as one of 13 Arthur S. Flemming Award
Winners across the entire federal workforce in 2013.